必修1Unit3Traveljournal单元测试题1

1、Unit 3 Travel journal第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AOne of Scotland ' s most active centena苗胸（人），Lady Morton, drove for nearly 80 years. She loved driving and spent the war years as an ambulance 护车） driver for Bangour Hospital. Aged 100 she was sti

2、ll driving around Edinburgh, up to Perthshire and elsewhere the oldest among all the drivers in Scotland. But she had her first ever accident several days after her 100th birthday she hit a traffic island （a raised area in the middle of a road where people can wait until it is safe to cross） when sh

3、e took her new car for a drive in Edinburgh.Lady Morton, who celebrated her 100th birthday in July, was given a car as a surprise present. She talked abot the accident which happened that night.“I wasn ' tgoing fast, but I hit a traffic island. I couldn' t see it, because it had no lights, w

4、hicthink is unbelievable and unreasonable. But I am all right and luckily my car wasn badly damaged 横坏）.”Although Lady Morton had the accident, she didn' t plan to stop driving."S（people are just born to drive, and I think I am one of them. I' ve been a good drivsince the first time I g

5、ot in a car," she said. “ I ' m musicabfso I listen to the soun（the car to know when to change gear位）.”Lady Morton bought her first car in 1927. The main change she had noticed since then is the traffic. appalling.'However, I don ' t mind it, because I am experienced, but I feel ver

6、y sorry for beginners, e said. " sh 21. What was special about Lady Morton?A. She was 100 years old.B. She had the fewest traffic accidents.C. She was the oldest driver in Scotland.D. She had the most years of driving experience.22. How did Lady Morton s first accident happen?A. She had poor ey

7、esight.B. She was driving too fast.C. The traffic island was dark.D. The lights of her car weren t on.23. What do Lady Morton s words in Paragraph 3 suggest?A. She had a deep love for cars.B. She was quite good at driving.C. She had a great musical ability.D. She drove better than any other driver.2

8、4. What does the underlined word “ appalling ” in the last paragraph mean? A. Very good.B. Fantastic.C. Not bad.D. Terrible.BIt has been 24 years, and John Moore still looks out of his passenger window as the train he travels by every day runs over the Moodna Viaduct in Cornwall, New York.For more t

9、han twenty years, the 60-year-old businessman has been traveling about 67 miles to work from his home in Cornwall to lower Manhattan. His total travel time is 5 hours each day. It may seem like a lengthy journey, but Moore says he prefers this mode of travel.“ Compared to a bus or a car, it s much m

10、ore spacious and hceomsafoyrsta. ble, As soon as Moore boards 上车(), he can start work, or socialize with the friends hemade on the train over the years, or spend a few hours reading a novel.For Moore, traveling by train allows him and his wife to live in a more peaceful environment that is far away

11、from the fast-paced city lifestyle.“ We moved to Cornwall specifically because I could take a train to work. It allowed us to live more than 50 miles outside the city and still travel comfortably to work every day, ” he says.Moore is not the only one enjoying passenger rail. There has been a great r

12、ise in rail travel from 2000 to 2015, according to Matt Hardison, a spokesman for Amtrak, the national rail operator.“ The longstanding sayings from the 1980s that passenger rail is dying have changed, ” he says. “ Peoplneinagretoturrail for inter- city travel. ”Although a growing number of people a

13、re traveling daily by train like Moore did, there are also those who prefer to ride trains to see more of the landscape 景)and to relax.Jack Donachy, 58, says he and his wife are among those peop“le.There are no seat belts 安全带() and you can go to the dining car for something to eat, or simplylook out

14、 the window and think freely, he says. ”25. How does Moore feel on the way to and from work?A. Tired.B. Happy.C. Painful.D. Worried.26. Why did the Moores move to Cornwall?A. It is cheap to live there.B. It is close to his workplace.C. They have a lot of friends there.D. They can travel to work by t

15、rain.27. During the past 15 years, rail travel in America .A. has attracted very few passengersB. has become more and more popularC. has changed people s busy lifestylesD. has been considered slow and dangerous28. Donachy enjoys train journeys because .A. it is relaxingB. it is money-savingC. he lik

16、es the food in the dining carD. he can make more friends on trainsCIf there is life on another planet, what is it like? This is the question that a new science fiction （科幻） programme, Alien Planet （异形星球）, tries to answer.In the 94-minute programme, two robots explore 探索（） a fictional planet. Theplan

17、et, Darwin IV, has two suns, and is smaller and hotter than Earth. It seems likely that Darwin IV was covered with large oceans a few million years ago, just like Earth. But because of climate （气候） changes, the oceans disappeared. Darwin IV is alsohome to many alien plants and animals. The robots lo

18、ok at the land and air on the planet, and then send information to a team of scientists on Earth. The programme is based on the book Expedition by Wayne Barlowe.However, Alien Planet is not just normal science fiction, because it is based on real scientific information. A team of designers and scien

19、tists carefully designed the animals and plants that could live on Darwin IV. The team included famous scientists such as Professor Stephen Hawking and Dr James Garvin. In the programme, the scientists explain the science behind Darwin IV. They explain why the animals have certain features 特点（）.Here

20、 are four alien life animals from Alien Planet:UnthAn Unth is about 2.5 metres tall and has two legs. It runs fast and lives on the ground. It eats plants, and lives and travels in a group.Trunk SuckerA Trunk Sucker has a long nose and is about 1 metre long. It lives in the forest and drinks the jui

21、ce from trees. It has wings and flies like a bird.DaggerwristA Daggerwrist is about 2 metres long. It jumps from tree to tree like a monkey and eats other animals.Arctic Sedge SliderAn Arctic Sedge Slider is 10 metres tall and feeds on grass-like plants growing near water.Alien Planet is an exciting

22、 programme and it really makes the science come alive.I really think it is worth watching.29. What s the purposeAolief n Planet?A. To discover other unknown planets.B. To find out if there is life on another planet.C. To learn about possible life forms on another planet.D. To explain scientists plan

23、s for exploring other planets.30. Compared with Earth, Darwin IV .A. has larger oceansB. has a longer historyC. has a higher temperatureD. has more plants and animals31. What can we infer aboutAlien Planet?A. Plants and animals in it are real.B. It is a science-based programme.C. The science behind

24、it is unexplainable.D. It is designed by the author ofExpedition.32. Which of the following is a meat-eating animal?A. Unth.B. Daggerwrist.C. Trunk Sucker.D. Arctic Sedge Slider.DMy heroes are the Singapore Women s Everest Team. In 2009, they became thefirst all-women team to climb Mount Everest. Th

25、e team of six young women trainedfor seven years before they climbed the mountain. It was difficult for them to trainbecause Singaporedoesn t have any snow or any mountains. But they didn t stop, andin the end they made it. They worked hard every day for their dream so I really admire （钦佩） them. Lan

26、ce Reed, 16, from BritainMy mum, Mary Evans, is a real hero. I have a very big family, with two brothers and three sisters. My mum works very hard every day to look after us, and she is very busy. She always makes time for everyone and she always listens to me if I have a problem. I really respect （

27、尊敬） my mum because she always looks after my familyand makes sure we have everything we need. Mark Sterling, 17, from AmericaI admire the Salwen family from Atlanta, USA. In 2006, they made a very unusual choice. They decided to sell their house and give half of the money to charity （慈善事业）. They mov

28、ed into a smaller house and gave $800,000 to charitiesin Ghana. I really respect them because they gave their money to people who needed it. William Kloster, 17, from CanadaI really admire Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple. He invented a new kind of technology. Apple technology is very intelligent

29、 （智能的）. The products that he madeare also really beautiful. Steve Jobs created a successful business in IT. I was very sad when he died in October 2011. I respect him because he changed the way people use technology all over the world. Richard Hale, 18, from Australia 33. What do we know about the S

30、ingapore Women s Everest Team?A. They thought of giving up during training.B. They trained very hard outside Singapore.C. They made history as mountaineers.D. They never expected to make it.34. William admires the Salwen family s .A. wealthB. courageC. successD. kindness35. Who is closest to his her

31、o?A. Mark.B. W川iam.C. Richard.D. Lance.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。Ice cream is certainly the world' s favourHeMe s3ertOf all the peopleacross the world, more ice cream is eaten in Australia than in any other country: 16.6 litres （升）per person per year.A form o

32、f ice cream was eaten in China about 4,000 years ago. 37Ice cream was brought to Europe in the 16th century, but at that time only the super-rich could afford it. When the Italian princess Catherine de Medici married the future King Henry II of France in 1533, a different kind of ice cream was serve

33、d every day for a month! _38Ice cream was introduced to America in the 1700s, but mostly enjoyed by the wealthy. Around 1800, special ice houses were invented and ice cream became an American industry. _39 In 1946, they ate more than 20 litres of ice cream per person.The world ' s most popular f

34、lavour遒）is vanilla （香草），which was produced from vanilla beans. 80% of the world' s vanilla beans grew onthe island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa_40 And of all the days of the week, most ice cream is bought on Sunday!A. The most favourite topping is chocolate.B. It was made of milk,

35、 rice, fruit and snow!C. More than 90 percent of the US families buy dessert.D. California produces more ice cream than any other state.E. Americans celebrated the victory of WWII with ice cream.F. In Europe alone, about ?11 billion a year is spent on ice cream.G. Ice cream didn ' t become avail

36、able to the general populOtkanCe until 1660.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可 以填入空白处的最佳选项。One of my favorite high school teachers was Mrs. Ide. She was my 41 teacher and the leader of our choir 合唱团）,in which I was a member during high school in Fra

37、nce. It was Mrs. Ide who asked me to 42 the school choir. Mrs. Ide was a great teacher, 43 she didnt play favorites, believed in all of us and was a musical genius （天才）.First of all, Mrs. Ide always had _44 topics for her music class. She had 45 to make them fun every time. We 46 in groups in class.

38、 We studied for musicals （like Cats, My Fair Lady） _47 every one of us had a part to act and sing. When we _48 studying our parts, we had a“ creative evening ” , where all our families,friends and teachers came and watched our 49 .Secondly, Mrs. Ide _50 our musical talents 6能）.She taught us to be se

39、lf-confident （自信的）with our 51 and how to use different skills to 52 our singing. She told us every week that we all have great talent, and it felt really 53 that she had such confidence in our musicaL 54 .Finally, I can _55_ that Mrs. Ide was the best teacher and she 56 cared about us. She helped ev

40、eryone in her class to improve our 57 and be more self-confident. _58 she taught us skills, so that we were able to 59 at home alone. She was the person who encouraged me to study singing. I really_60 that there are other teachers like her, who are an inspiration戢舞人的人）for students and theirfuture.41

41、. A. musicB. historyC. scienceD. language42. A. directB. visitC. joinD. help43. A. whenB. becauseC. ifD. though44. A. interestingB. seriousC. usefulD. difficult45. A. excusesB. examplesC. sensesD. ideas46. A. dancedB. askedC. workedD. waited47. A. butB. andC. forD. or48. A. finishedB. triedC. keptD.

42、 practiced49. A. studyB. filmsC. photosD. play50. A. thought ofB. believed inC. made use ofD. made up for51. A. hearingB. futureC. plansD. voices52. A. changeB. improveC. findD. check53. A. nervousB. strangeC. goodD. stupid54. A. tasteB. cultureC. traditionsD. abilities55. A. sayB. agreeC. expectD.

43、remember56. A. hardlyB. trulyC. finallyD. already57. A. singingB. readingC. writingD. painting58. A. SoonB. AgainC. AlsoD. Once59. A. trainB. stayC. eatD. pay60. A. realizeB. promiseC. suggestD. hope第R卷第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45 分)第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Moving to a n

44、ew country is very difficult but coming back to my own land is 61.(great) exciting. In five hours or so I 62. (arrive) at the railway station in London. I can t wait to share with you just a few things 63. I loveabout living in France.I have made some new friends from all over the world. They are gr

45、eat and 64. (help). I have also learnt a lot more about French culture and discovered some beautiful places. My favorite place so far has been a town 65. (call)Ville-franche, which is a beautiful town in the valleys of the Rhone region with winding (蜿蜒的 ) streets.More importantly, I was very fond 66

46、.seeing the enthusiasm热情）of my pupils when they learnt something new in English and when they were excited about my culture. By 67. （learn） a new language you gain so manypossibilities, whether it is reading a book in another language, 68. beinglucky enough to work abroad like 69. （I）. I feel lucky

47、to have had theopportunity 70. （work） in France.第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分35 分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1 分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10 处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分。Las

48、t Thursday we went Mianshan Mountain for our spring outing. We reached the foot of a mountain at 9 a.m. Following the longer path, we began to climb. After some times, we were all tired. We had a very short rest and move on. At last, we succeeded in getting to the top, on that we kept laughing and j

49、umping. It was seemed that we were the happiest people in the world. We took some photos there, and then sat down and had anything to eat. At 3 p.m., we began to go down. It was an interested and unforgettable day and all of we wished the spring of our country would be with us forever.第二节：书面表达（满分25

50、分）假定你是李华，曾在你校任教两年的外教埃米莉不久前返回了美国。请根据以下要点给她写一封电子邮件。1. 对她表达感激之情；2. 介绍她离开后你身边发生的事情；3. 希望了解她的近况注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。Dear Emily,I，m Li Hua, one of your students (China.Best wishes, Li Hua 选做题阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Many Americans spend more time in cars these days th

51、an in the kitchen. But as lives grow busier and waistlines 腰围）grow larger a number of health experts are calling for Americans to reduce 缄少）their risk of cancer and other diseases by cooking at home more and eating out less.“When dining out, people are likely tgravitate towards all the wrong things,

52、 says Rachel Brandeis of the American Dietetic Association. people take in 50% more fat and sodium （内）when they eat out than when they cook at home. And they often miss out on fruits, vegetables and other vitamin-ch ' powerhouse foods ' that may reduce the risk of cancer.”Nutritionists （营养学家

53、）know it ' s not easyretok old habits. Many people say they hardly have time to exercise, let alone fix dinner.Brandeis says her secret is organization. She cooks six nights a week, even though she and her husband both work. She spends 20 minutes thinking about a week' s woht of menus and wr

54、iting a list. She shops just once a week. Brandeis says she chooses easy cooking methods, too, since she is not quite good at cooking.The American Institute for Cancer Research has produced a guide filled with tipslike “ Homemade for Health ” . Melanie Polk, the institute s director of nutritioneduc

55、ation, says cooking at home has many advantages. It teaches children about nutrition as well as the importance of sharing housework.The 39-year-old homemaker Kirstin Kristinus of Washington, D.C. says cookingat home brings her family together. She also tries to reduce her family s cancerpreparing ev

56、ery meal with many different kinds of food.“ The only way to know that you are getting all the good things is to exposeyourself to a wide variety of food, ” says Steven Shiff, a doctor in New Jersey.“ Ifeat out at a restaurant, it s a lot easier to choose unhealthful things.”However, “ families don

57、t have to give up restaurants, ” Shiff says.“ It is pto eat healthfully if you eat outside the home. But it takes probably the same sort of planning that you would have to do to prepare meals at home.”1. What is worrying health experts?A. Americans are having a too busy life.B. Americans are getting fatter and fatter.C. Americans are eating out more and more.D. Americans are in greater danger of getting cancer.2. What does the underlined part “ gravitate towards ” in Paragraph 2 m